Photo of Fay Vincent
11 Interlaken Rd, Lakeville, CT 06039, United States
Vincent grew up in the New Haven, Connecticut, area and attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was an excellent student and athlete.
880 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267, United States
Vincent attended Williams College.
127 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
Vincent earned his law degree at his father's alma mater, Yale University, where the senior Vincent had played both football and baseball.
1989
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
Fay Vincent, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, right, and ABC commentator Gary Thorne look on with concern after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, rocks game three of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on October 17, 1989, in San Francisco, California.
1989
1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent stands on the field before Game One of the 1989 NLCS game between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on October 4, 1989, in Chicago, Illinois.
1989
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent shakes the hand of center fielder Brett Butler (R) of the San Francisco Giants before game four of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants, October 28, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
1990
792 W General Robinson St; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks to reporters before a game in the 1990 NLCS between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in October 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1990
792 W General Robinson St; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent meets Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott before a game in the 1990 NLCS against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in October 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1990
1500 South Copeland Rd. Arlington, Texas 76011, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and Texas Rangers managing general partner George W. Bush look on during a July 1990 Texas Rangers game at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
1990
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks to reporters before an October 1990 World Series game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1990
900 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks with Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson before their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium on April 19, 1990, in Baltimore, Maryland.
1990
White Sox, 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent stands on the field before a circa 1990 game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.
1990
Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent during an interview with host David Letterman on May 1, 1990.
1990
Portrait of MLB commissioner Fay Vincent with Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush and Laura Bush in stands during game vs New York Yankees.
1990
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621, United States
Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, and MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent are seen with the World Series trophy after World Series game four between the Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds on October 20, 1990, at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium in Oakland, California.
1990
Cooperstown, New York, United States
Hall of Fame inductee Joe Morgan poses for a portrait with Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent at his 1990 Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, New York.
1990
4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent (L) sitting with Boston Red Sox Manager Joe Morgan (R) before a Major League Baseball game circa the 1990s at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
1990
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
ABC broadcaster and former baseball player Tim McCarver talks with Commissioner Fay Vincent prior to the start of a Major League Baseball game circa 1990 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City.
1990
1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011, United States
Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent (C) sits with the Owner of the Texas Rangers George W. Bush Jr. (L) and his wife Barbara Bush (r) circa the early 1990s prior to the start of a Major League Baseball game at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
1991
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent looks on before a San Francisco Giants game in the 1991 season at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
1992
700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102, United States
Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent talks with Jose Oquendo #11 of the St. Louis Cardinals during a baseball game in 1992 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
1992
Florida, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and Philadelphia Phillies manager Jim Fregosi look on before a Spring Training game in March 1992 in Florida.
Photo of Fay Vincent
New York, United States
MLB commissioner Fay Vincent during a media press conference for a court hearing of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
Photo of Fay Vincent
New York, United States
Pitcher Jim Palmer (L) of the Baltimore Orioles, baseball commissioner Fay Vincent (C), second baseman Joe Morgan (R) of the Cincinnati Reds at a press conference in New York, pose together for this photo before the two ex-players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Photo of Fay Vincent
1989
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
Fay Vincent, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, right, and ABC commentator Gary Thorne look on with concern after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, rocks game three of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on October 17, 1989, in San Francisco, California.
1989
1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent stands on the field before Game One of the 1989 NLCS game between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on October 4, 1989, in Chicago, Illinois.
1989
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent shakes the hand of center fielder Brett Butler (R) of the San Francisco Giants before game four of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants, October 28, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
1990
792 W General Robinson St; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks to reporters before a game in the 1990 NLCS between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in October 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1990
792 W General Robinson St; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent meets Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott before a game in the 1990 NLCS against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in October 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1990
1500 South Copeland Rd. Arlington, Texas 76011, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and Texas Rangers managing general partner George W. Bush look on during a July 1990 Texas Rangers game at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
1990
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks to reporters before an October 1990 World Series game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1990
900 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks with Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson before their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium on April 19, 1990, in Baltimore, Maryland.
1990
White Sox, 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent stands on the field before a circa 1990 game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.
1990
Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent during an interview with host David Letterman on May 1, 1990.
1990
Portrait of MLB commissioner Fay Vincent with Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush and Laura Bush in stands during game vs New York Yankees.
1990
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621, United States
Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, and MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent are seen with the World Series trophy after World Series game four between the Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds on October 20, 1990, at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium in Oakland, California.
1990
Cooperstown, New York, United States
Hall of Fame inductee Joe Morgan poses for a portrait with Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent at his 1990 Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, New York.
1990
4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent (L) sitting with Boston Red Sox Manager Joe Morgan (R) before a Major League Baseball game circa the 1990s at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
1990
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
ABC broadcaster and former baseball player Tim McCarver talks with Commissioner Fay Vincent prior to the start of a Major League Baseball game circa 1990 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City.
1990
1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011, United States
Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent (C) sits with the Owner of the Texas Rangers George W. Bush Jr. (L) and his wife Barbara Bush (r) circa the early 1990s prior to the start of a Major League Baseball game at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
1991
602 Jamestown Avenue; San Francisco, California 94124, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent looks on before a San Francisco Giants game in the 1991 season at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
1992
700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102, United States
Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent talks with Jose Oquendo #11 of the St. Louis Cardinals during a baseball game in 1992 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
1992
Florida, United States
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and Philadelphia Phillies manager Jim Fregosi look on before a Spring Training game in March 1992 in Florida.
11 Interlaken Rd, Lakeville, CT 06039, United States
Vincent grew up in the New Haven, Connecticut, area and attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was an excellent student and athlete.
880 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267, United States
Vincent attended Williams College.
127 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
Vincent earned his law degree at his father's alma mater, Yale University, where the senior Vincent had played both football and baseball.
Photo of Fay Vincent
New York, United States
MLB commissioner Fay Vincent during a media press conference for a court hearing of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
Photo of Fay Vincent
New York, United States
Pitcher Jim Palmer (L) of the Baltimore Orioles, baseball commissioner Fay Vincent (C), second baseman Joe Morgan (R) of the Cincinnati Reds at a press conference in New York, pose together for this photo before the two ex-players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Photo of Fay Vincent
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On a beautiful July morning in 1991, three men gathered in a hotel suite for an informal breakfast and conversation. The discussion ranged widely over events and characters of the past, famous names, and fabled accomplishments flowing along with the coffee and juice. Two of them, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, were the ultimate symbols of athletic glory for generations of American men. The third man, Fay Vincent, was living a dream, sitting with and asking questions of his boyhood heroes. Fay Vincent never set out to be the commissioner of baseball. He got into the game alongside his good friend A. Bartlett Giamatti, as deputy commissioner, when Giamatti was named to the sport's highest office in 1989. They spent their first spring and summer dealing with Pete Rose's gambling, and Vincent's legal expertise complimented his friend's moral thunder. But that was to be their only season working side by side, as Bart Giamatti's heart gave out just days after the announcement of the Rose suspension. Vincent found himself the only logical candidate to fill a position as guardian of the best interests of the game he loves.
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2002
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2006
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Former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent brings together a stellar roster of ballplayers from the 1950s and 1960s in this wonderful new history of the game. These were the decades when baseball expanded across the country and truly became the national pastime. The era opened, though, with the domination of the New York teams: the Yankees, Dodgers, or Giants were in every World Series of the 1950s - but by the end of the decade the two National League teams had moved to California. Representing those great teams in this volume are Whitey Ford, Ralph Branca, Carl Erskine, Duke Snider, and Bill Rigney. They recall the great 1951 Dodgers-Giants playoff that ended with Bobby Thomson's famous home run (served up by Branca). They remember the mighty Yankees, defeated at last in 1955 by the Dodgers, only to recover the World Series crown from their Brooklyn rivals a year later. They talk about their most feared opponents and most valued teammates, from Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle to Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella to Willie Mays. But there were great teams and great ballplayers elsewhere in the 1950s and 1960s.
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2008
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2010
Businessman commissioner attorney
Francis Vincent was born on May 29, 1938, in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. He is the son of Francis Thomas and Alice Vincent. Vincent inherited his love of sports from his father, who also served as an official in the National Football League and All-American Conference and who umpired baseball games until he was seventy-six, two years before his death.
Vincent grew up in the New Haven, Connecticut, area and attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was an excellent student and athlete, before entering Williams College. As a prank, his roommate locked him in their dorm room, and Vincent climbed through the window to the ledge outside. But he slipped and fell four stories, crushing his spine and two vertebrae that surgeons later rebuilt with bone from Vincent's hip. He was told that he would likely never walk again. Vincent did walk, however, and without a cane, before graduating from Williams, but his legs were not strong, and he was never able to run. He earned his law degree at his father's alma mater, Yale University, where the senior Vincent had played both football and baseball.
Upon graduation from Yale, Francis Thomas Vincent became an associate in the New York law firm of Whitman and Ransom. He was named a partner in the Washington law firm of Caplin and Drysdale in 1968, where he specialized in corporate banking and securities matters. It was during this time that Vincent also served as Associate Director of the Division of Corporate Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 1978, Vincent was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Pictures. Following the acquisition of Columbia by the Coca-Cola Company in March 1982, Vincent was appointed Senior Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company and President and CEO of its Entertainment Business Sector. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company in April 1986 and was responsible for all of the company's entertainment activities.
In 1989 Francis became a Deputy Commissioner at Major League Baseball. He played a pivotal role in the investigation of gambling allegations against Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader. Based on the findings of the investigation, Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from professional baseball.
On October 17, 1989, when Vincent had been in office only one month, the San Francisco Bay area was struck with a massive earthquake, disabling the City of San Francisco and post-postponing the World Series between the Giants and Athletics. Vincent presided over events at the World Series and, after meeting with city officials, announced that the World Series would resume on October 27.
The remainder of Vincent's term was marked by turmoil. With the players locked out of spring training, Vincent entered negotiations between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association in February 1990, after talks between the two parties had stalled. A settlement was reached on March 18, some 32 days into the spring training schedule. Due to the lockout, Opening Day was delayed one week to provide adequate time for spring training, but the settlement ensured that a full slate of 162 regular-season games could be played.
Baseball saw the addition of two new National League teams during Vincent's tenure, bringing the number of Major League Baseball franchises to 28. In the first expansion since 1977, baseball announced that Denver, Colorado, and Miami, Florida had been granted expansion teams that would begin play in 1993. In June 1991, Vincent declared that the American League would receive $42 million of the National League's $190 million in expansion revenue and that the AL would provide players in the National League expansion draft. This decision marked the first time in expansion history that leagues were required to share expansion revenue or provide players for another league's expansion draft.
Vincent's term as Commissioner ended when he resigned on September 7, 1992, precluding a potentially bitter legal battle with a majority of owners who wanted to remove him.
He became a private investor and the president of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and wrote his memoir, The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine, published in 2002. It is a tribute to baseball in which Vincent describes his encounters with his childhood heroes and offers a warm tribute to Giamatti. It is a collection of stories and memories, the proceeds from which are being donated to a fund benefiting players from the Negro Leagues. He spearheaded the Baseball Oral History Project, and his countless videotaped interviews of former players from the 1930s to the 1980s can be viewed at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also authored three books that contain highlights of the interviews.
Francis Thomas Vincent, who writes as Fay Vincent, is widely known as the eighth commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). Under Vincent, baseball saw the addition of two new National League teams, bringing the number of Major League Baseball franchises to 28. He was inducted into the New England Collegiate Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2010. In addition, he has had a long and distinguished career in business, including serving as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures, executive vice-president of The Coca-Cola Company.
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2008(On a beautiful July morning in 1991, three men gathered i...)
2002Vincent is a member of the Catholic church.
Francis married Valerie McMahon on July 3, 1965. They have three children: Anne, William, and Edward. The couple divorced in 1994. Vincent married the second time Christina in 1998.
